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If you hear the word island, what do you think of?

Beaches…palm trees…tranquility…the ocean…an adventurous journey…an escape from everyday travails…an idyllic, simpler existence…a sanctuary?

That’s what the Top 10 Islands in the United States* are all about.

10. Key West, Florida

9. Amelia Island, Florida

8. The Big Island, Hawaii

7. Chincoteague Island, Virginia

6. Sanibel Island, Florida

5. Maui, Hawaii

4. Anna Maria Island, Florida

3. Marco Island, Florida

2. Kauai, Hawaii

1. San Juan Island, Washington

*As voted by TripAdvisor users

Written by insider city guide series Hg2 | A Hedonist’s guide to…

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About the author

Brett AckroydBrett hopes to one day reach the shores of far-flung Tristan da Cunha, the most remote of all the inhabited archipelagos on Earth…as to what he’ll do when he gets there, he hasn’t a clue. Over the last 10 years, London, New York, Cape Town and Pondicherry have all proudly been referred to as home. Now it’s Copenhagen’s turn, where he lends his travel expertise to momondo.com.

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